Good Morning! I can't find information on great-grandpa and wondered if I could call upon the list for some help... Huston Brown born: 1832 died: April 13, 1880 in Benton County, IA buried: Vetrans War Plot, Evergreem Cemetary Vinton, IA married: Nancy Jane Long on November 11, 1866 in Benton County (Nancy Jane was born 8-15-1845 in Decatur County, Indiana) Civil War Record - Company C 9th Cavalry Enlisted: 09-05-1863 at Nativity, KY Mustered In: 10-30-1863 Mustered Out: 02-28-1866 at Little Rock, AK * Benton County (Vinton) has no record of birth for Huston Brown - 1832 in that county * No obituary located in Benton County archives * Father mentioned briefly that his family hailed from "out East" somewhere but he didn't know where * Father mentioned that his paternal family had been in the United States since the Mayflower days (wheather he knew that for sure or his own father mentioned it at sometime while father was growing up or what---nobody knows) * We have everything you can think of about Huston Brown after the time he went into the service, including his pension records. WHAT WE ARE WONDERING......... We have a strong feeling that Huston Brown was born in Indiana and suspect that he knew Nancy Jane Long (his spouse) prior to his enlistment into the Civil War. >From the information included in this e-mail, is there anyone who can suggest how we may find out if Huston Brown was born in Indiana (probably Decatur County or in that area), who his parents might be, if he had siblings, etc.......??????????? It seems that many accurate records or even inaccurate records might not be available for the early 1800's. Thank You! Cathie repete@rconnect.com